Who was the Governor of New York in 1840?

Answer 1

Daniel D. Tompkins (born June 21, 1774 in Scarsdale, New York; died June 11, 1825 in Tompkinsville, Staten Island, New York) succeeded Morgan Lewis as the fourth Governor of New York, serving between July 1, 1807 and February 24, 1817, including the whole of 1811.

Answer 2

William H. Seward (born May 16, 1801 in Florida, New York; died October 10, 1872 in Auburn, New York) succeeded William L. Marcy as the twelfth Governor of New York, serving between January 1, 1839 and December 31, 1842, including the whole of 1840.

Answer 3

John Jay (born December 12, 1745 in New York, New York; died May 17, 1829 in Bedford, New York) succeeded George Clinton as the second Governor of New York, serving between July 1, 1795 and July 1, 1801, including the whole of 1800.

Answer 4

Alonzo B. Cornell (born January 22, 1832 in Ithaca, New York; died October 17, 1904 in Ithaca, New York) succeeded Lucius Robinson as the twenty-seventh Governor of New York, serving between January 1, 1880 and December 31, 1882.